The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-02

MASS MEETING.
The Nominees OF The Reform Party
Address large Gathering Of FEa-
Haffaus.

The Kaumakapili Church was vel
/ filed last evening, chiefly with Ha
waiiaus, to hear the candidates nom
mated at the recent convention OF the
/ Reform party expound their principles
/ for the benefit Of native voters.
The chair was occupied by DR. Tucker
who stated that the meeting had been
called for the purpose Of ratifying the
nominations made on the occasion re-
ferred to- The party We're not ashamed
Of their nominations, and they wished
to hear from the gentlemen nominated
respecting the principles on which they
intended to take their stand II had
been said that the Reform party was not
the partyof the native Hawaiians. He
. emphatically deniedit. 1t was an insult
to Hawaiians to say that the cause Of
good government, the cause OF reform
the cause which has at heart the inter
est Of this nation, was not the cause OF
the native Hawaiians. [Applause] He
believed they would elect their ticket by
the efficient aid Of the native Hawaiians.
whose votes would be cast in the inter
est OF reform and good government.
LApplause.l They asked the help
OF Hawaiians, who had given the old
party a trial. Hawaiians were now
asked to give the new party a trial If
the new Government proved itself
worthy OF support o he believed they
would gladly support it, Ii not, if they
followed in the tracks of their not illus
trious predecessors, Hawaiians would
kick them out as the last were kicked
out. daughter and applause 1t was
in vain to tell him, as he looked into the
faces of those intelligent Hawaiians,
that they did not know honesty from
corruption-good men from bad If they
proved themselves true to the duties
they undertook they would have the
support OF every nationality represented
on these Islands. Hawaiians, come
with US, said the speaker, shoulder to
shoulder; put your votes with our votes
and sustain this reform Government,
and if they fail, if they prove recreant to
their trust, then we haoles will put our
shoulders to your shoulders to put
them out. He then called upon Mr. A.
p KaIaukoa, who delivered an inn
passioned address in Hawaiian, eliciting
thunders OF applause.
The Chairman then invited another
Hawaiian gentleman, who had in the
past stood up for good government
against corrupt, when he had to fight a
losing battle, who had stood firm as a
true Hawaiian, and who stood upon a
solid record.
Mr.. w. r. Castle then spoke at some
length in Hawaiian, stating that the Re-
form party had agreed to accept the
nominations made at the Music Hall
The nominees did not represent them
selves, but they represented and pro-
posed to sustain the principles adopted
on the 18th of last month The term
"Nobles" was merely name. They
simply stood as representing a class in
the community, and all classes had
right to representation. They proposed
to carry out in new laws, and amend
ments to old ones, the principles repre-
sented in the new Constitution.
Mr. y. l.. Naone then spoke in Hawai-
ian.
Mr. w. O. Smith spoke in English,
and referred TO the national motto: "rhe
life Of the nation is established in right
eousnegg." The one great object of the
Reform party was to make that motto
mean something which it had not meant
the last few years They would much
have preferred to obtain the new
Constitution in the regular way, but this
had been impossible. Self preservation
was the first law Of nature II was not
a perfect Constitution, but had many adj
over the old one and tended to
ddd to the dignity Of Hawaii
Mr. Mark Robinson urged upon la
Yaiians 70 support the principles Of re-
form
Mr. Alexander 1ouug spoke to the /
same purpose.
Ir w. T.. Foster coutended that the /
issue was not between rival politicians,
but one that touched the most vital con !
Germs ii this country; and that the new
Constitution did not deprive Hanaiians
Of any rights which they previously 7.
possessed, but rather extended those !.
rights.
At this stage the meeting was adj
ioiIue1 ~ Saturday evening